- Rating:
- R
- House:
- The Dark Arts
- Ships:
- Harry Potter/Hermione Granger Lavender Brown/Neville Longbottom
- Characters:
- Bellatrix Lestrange Draco Malfoy Albus Dumbledore Lavender Brown Lily Evans Minerva McGonagall Neville Longbottom Harry and Hermione and Ron Lord Voldemort
- Genres:
- Alternate Universe Drama
- Era:
- The Harry Potter at Hogwarts Years
- Spoilers:
- Order of the Phoenix Half-Blood Prince Deadly Hallows (Through Ch. 36)
- Stats:
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Published: 10/31/2008Updated: 05/07/2009Words: 119,413Chapters: 22Hits: 10,461
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Sara Winters
- Story Summary:
- Sequel to Free Will and Fate. Harry and Neville share the harsh reality of being the Boy Who Lived, Hogwarts politics and experience the uncertainty of relationships in the face of pending death.
Chapter 01 - Permanent Scars
10/31/2008Harry tries to cope with the aftermath of the first battle. Neville learns the truth.
Chapter 02 - Disturbing Thoughts
11/08/2008Lily opens up, issues lead to confrontations.
Chapter 03 - Limited Perspective
11/09/2008Confrontations, questions and misunderstandings.
Chapter 04 - Prioritizing
11/10/2008A nightmare, Harry comes to terms with his emotions, Hermione is restless, Neville and Ron give needed advice.
Chapter 05 - Firsts
11/11/2008A first apology, first declaration and two first times.
Chapter 06 - Alliances
11/12/2008Lavender puts the pressure on, Draco tells his secret, Hermione confronts Dumbledore.
Chapter 07 - Resolved
11/13/2008Harry does some explaining, a final goodbye, and training begins.
Chapter 08 - Inner Circle
11/14/2008Draco is given a choice, Hermione and Ron butt heads and Hermione makes a confession.
Chapter 09 - New Understanding
11/15/2008Hermione and Ron battle again, Neville and Lavender talk, Bellatrix gets a surprise.
Chapter 10 - Power Shift
11/16/2008McGonagall gets involved, Harry tells his story, closer bonds are formed.
Chapter 11 - Forced Hands
11/16/2008Dumbledore and Hermione hatch a plan, Hermione and Lavender talk, Bellatrix takes action.
Chapter 12 - Honor and Purpose
12/03/2008Hermione uses Arithmancy, Bellatrix shows her devotion and Neville and Harry sit down for a talk with Dumbledore.
Chapter 13 - Willing Sacrifice
12/20/2008Dumbledore tells the truth, Draco gets out, the group makes a decision.
Chapter 14 - Turning Point
01/03/2009The reality of the situation sinks in. Harry struggles to cope.
Chapter 15 - Revelation
01/19/2009Harry comes up with a theory about Neville's disappearance, Bellatrix uncovers information.
Chapter 16 - Dangerous Connections
02/06/2009Neville suffers more at the hands of his captors and Harry deals with the pain of his own helplessness.
Chapter 17 - Broken
02/23/2009Secrets are revealed and Lily struggles to hold on.
Chapter 18 - Disillusionment
03/08/2009Harry attempts to rescue Neville, Hermione takes action.
Chapter 19 - Vanquished
03/27/2009Harry, Neville and Voldmort fight to the death.
Chapter 20 - Secrets and Promises
03/30/2009Lily and Sirius grieve, Dumbledore deals with families, Parvati is suspicious and Hermione's secret is revealed.
Chapter 21 - Lie of Omission
04/18/2009Friends say goodbye, Hermione lies, Hermione and Lily make peace.